Talk:
\n“Why is the Middle East and North Africa so Patriarchal?”<\/p>\n
by
\nDr. Alice Evans
\nSenior Lecturer
\nKing’s College, London
\nalice.evans@kcl.ac.uk<\/p>\n
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:30 p.m.
\nH-232<\/p>\n
Abstract:
\nThe Middle East and North Africa is the most patriarchal region in the world. Although there is great variety in the region\u2014Beirut and Istanbul are more liberal than Cairo and Qom\u2014every single country in MENA has lower female employment and political leadership than the global average. Why is this?<\/p>\n
Bio:
\nDr. Alice Evans is a Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. She received her PhD in Geography from London School of Economics in 2013. Her works have appeared in various journals such as Review of International Political Economy; Socio-Economic Review; PS: Political Science & Politics; Gender & Society; World Development; Third World Quarterly; and Gender & Development. Currently, she is working a book on the global history of gender. Entitled as “The Great Gender Divergence”, the book will be published by Princeton University Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Talk: “Why is the Middle East and North Africa so Patriarchal?” by Dr. Alice Evans Senior Lecturer King’s College, London alice.evans@kcl.ac.uk Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 12:30 p.m. H-232 Abstract: The Middle East and North Africa is the most patriarchal region in the world. Although there is great variety in the [\u2026] <\/p>\n